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Chrysopidae
Green lacewings are insects in the large family Chrysopidae of the order Neuroptera. There are about 85 genera and (differing between sources) 1,300–2,000 species in this widespread group. Members of the genera ''Chrysopa'' and ''Chrysoperla'' are very common in North America and Europe; they are very similarEngel & Grimaldi (2007) and many of their species have been moved from one genus to the other time and again, and in the nonscientific literature assignment to ''Chrysopa'' and ''Chrysoperla'' can rarely be relied upon. Since they are the most familiar neuropterans to many people, they are often simply called " lacewings". Since most of the diversity of Neuroptera are properly referred to as some sort of "lacewing", common lacewings is preferable. Description and ecology Green lacewings are delicate insects with a wingspan of 6 to over 65 mm, though the largest forms are tropical. They are characterized by a wide costal field in their wing venation, which incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrysopidae (Larva) 01
Green lacewings are insects in the large family Chrysopidae of the order Neuroptera. There are about 85 genera and (differing between sources) 1,300–2,000 species in this widespread group. Members of the genera ''Chrysopa'' and ''Chrysoperla'' are very common in North America and Europe; they are very similarEngel & Grimaldi (2007) and many of their species have been moved from one genus to the other time and again, and in the nonscientific literature assignment to ''Chrysopa'' and ''Chrysoperla'' can rarely be relied upon. Since they are the most familiar neuropterans to many people, they are often simply called " lacewings". Since most of the diversity of Neuroptera are properly referred to as some sort of "lacewing", common lacewings is preferable. Description and ecology Green lacewings are delicate insects with a wingspan of 6 to over 65 mm, though the largest forms are tropical. They are characterized by a wide costal field in their wing venation, which includes th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrysoperla
''Chrysoperla'' is a genus of common green lacewings in the neuropteran family Chrysopidae. Therein they belong to the Chrysopini, the largest tribe of subfamily Chrysopinae. Their larvae are predatory and feed on aphids, and members of this genus have been used in biological pest control. Taxonomy and phylogeny The genus ''Chrysoperla'' was first described by H. Steinmann in 1964 as a subgenus of ''Chrysopa'' as ''Chrysopa (Chrysoperla)''. His original diagnosis based on facial markings was found to be unreliable by B. Tjeder in 1966, who revised Steinmann's subgeneric classification based on details of male genitalia. In 1970, H. Hölzel revised these subgenera further and moved ''Chrysoperla'' to a subgenus of '' Atlantochrysa'' as ''Atlantochrysa (Chrysoperla)''. It wasn't until 1977 that ''Chrysoperla'' was elevated to a full genus by Y. Séméria, based on the combination of the absence of a gonapsis in males, lack of carrying a debris packet in larvae, and overwintering ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrysoperla Mediterranea
''Chrysoperla'' is a genus of common green lacewings in the neuropteran family Chrysopidae. Therein they belong to the Chrysopini, the largest tribe of subfamily Chrysopinae. Their larvae are predatory and feed on aphids, and members of this genus have been used in biological pest control. Taxonomy and phylogeny The genus ''Chrysoperla'' was first described by H. Steinmann in 1964 as a subgenus of ''Chrysopa'' as ''Chrysopa (Chrysoperla)''. His original diagnosis based on facial markings was found to be unreliable by B. Tjeder in 1966, who revised Steinmann's subgeneric classification based on details of male genitalia. In 1970, H. Hölzel revised these subgenera further and moved ''Chrysoperla'' to a subgenus of '' Atlantochrysa'' as ''Atlantochrysa (Chrysoperla)''. It wasn't until 1977 that ''Chrysoperla'' was elevated to a full genus by Y. Séméria, based on the combination of the absence of a gonapsis in males, lack of carrying a debris packet in larvae, and overwintering ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrysopinae
Chrysopinae is the nominate subfamily of green lacewings in the insect family Chrysopidae in the order Neuroptera. This subfamily is also the largest within the family and comprises about 60 genera. Members of the genus ''Chrysoperla'' and the genus ''Chrysopa'' in this subfamily are common in Europe and North America. Chrysopinae larvae are predatory and feed on aphids; some of these species have been used in biological pest control, as has the Australian '' Mallada signatus''. Genera The following 61 genera are divided into four tribes: ''incertae sedis'' * '' Tibetochrysa'' Yang, 1988 Ankylopterygini Navas, 1910 * '' Ankylopteryx'' Brauer, 1864 * '' Parankylopteryx'' Tjeder, 1966 * '' Retipenna'' Brooks, 1986 * '' Semachrysa'' Brooks, 1983 * '' Signochrysa'' Brooks & Barnard, 1990 Belonopterygini Navas, 1913 * '' Abachrysa'' Banks, 1938 * '' Belonopteryx'' Gerstaecker, 1863 * '' Calochrysa'' Banks, 1943 * '' Chrysacanthia'' Lacroix, 1923 * '' Chrysaloysia'' Navas, 1928 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudomallada Edwardsi AF 2
''Apertochrysa'' is a genus of green lacewings in the family Chrysopidae. There are 183 described species in the genus. Taxonomy This genus was originally described in 1990 by Xing-ke Yang and Chi-kun Yang under the name of ''Navasius''. The name was a homonym of '' Navasius'' Esben-Petersen, 1936, a species of antlion, so a replacement name of ''Dichochrysa'' was proposed by Yang in 1991. However, a ruling by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature instead maintained priority of the name ''Pseudomallada'' Tsukaguchi, 1995, thereby renaming the species previously described under the name of ''Dichochrysa''. Further taxonomic work in 2021 synonymized those genera under ''Apertochrysa''. Distribution ''Apertochrysa'' is a Holarctic genus. Five species are described from North America. The majority of species are known from the Palearctic region, particularly from the continents of Asia and Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Common Green Lacewing
''Chrysoperla carnea'', one of the species of common green lacewing, is an insect in the Chrysopidae family. Although the adults feed on nectar, pollen and aphid honeydew, the larvae are active predators and feed on aphids and other small insects. It has been used in the biological control of insect pests on crops. ''Chrysoperla carnea'' was originally considered to be a single species with a holarctic distribution but it has now been shown to be a complex of many cryptic, sibling subspecies. These are indistinguishable from each other morphologically but can be recognised by variations in the vibrational songs the insects use to communicate with each other, which they especially do during courtship. Description The green lacewing eggs are oval and secured to the plant by long slender stalks. They are pale green when first laid but become gray later. The larvae are about one millimetre long when they first hatch. They are brown and resemble small alligators, crawling actively ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrysopa Perla
''Chrysopa perla'' is an insect species belonging to the green lacewing family, Chrysopidae (subfamily Chrysopinae). Distribution This widespread species is present in most of Europe and in temperate zones of Asia. Habitat These insects prefer cool and shady areas, mainly in deciduous woods, wet forests, woodland edges, hedge rows, scrubby grassland and shrubs.Description The adults reach of length, with a wingspan of .J.K. Lindse [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neuroptera
The insect order Neuroptera, or net-winged insects, includes the lacewings, mantidflies, antlions, and their relatives. The order consists of some 6,000 species. Neuroptera can be grouped together with the Megaloptera and Raphidioptera in the unranked taxon Neuropterida (once known as Planipennia) including: alderflies, fishflies, dobsonflies, and snakeflies. Adult Neuropterans have four membranous wings, all about the same size, with many veins. They have chewing mouthparts, and undergo complete metamorphosis. Neuropterans first appeared during the Permian period, and continued to diversify through the Mesozoic era. During this time, several unusually large forms evolved, especially in the extinct family Kalligrammatidae, often called "the butterflies of the Jurassic" for their large, patterned wings. Anatomy and biology Neuropterans are soft-bodied insects with relatively few specialized features. They have large lateral compound eyes, and may or may not also ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lacewings
The insect order Neuroptera, or net-winged insects, includes the lacewings, mantidflies, antlions, and their relatives. The order consists of some 6,000 species. Neuroptera can be grouped together with the Megaloptera and Raphidioptera in the unranked taxon Neuropterida (once known as Planipennia) including: alderflies, fishflies, dobsonflies, and snakeflies. Adult Neuropterans have four membranous wings, all about the same size, with many veins. They have chewing mouthparts, and undergo complete metamorphosis. Neuropterans first appeared during the Permian period, and continued to diversify through the Mesozoic era. During this time, several unusually large forms evolved, especially in the extinct family Kalligrammatidae, often called "the butterflies of the Jurassic" for their large, patterned wings. Anatomy and biology Neuropterans are soft-bodied insects with relatively few specialized features. They have large lateral compound eyes, and may or may not also have ocell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrysopa
''Chrysopa'' is a genus of green lacewings in the neuropteran family Chrysopidae. Members of this genus and the genus ''Chrysoperla'' are common in much of North America, Europe and Asia. They share similar characteristics and some species have been moved from one genus to the other and back again. Their larvae are predatory and feed on aphids and members of this genus have been used in biological pest control. William Elford Leach first described this genus in 1815 in Brewster's ''Edinburgh Encyclopædia''. Albert Koebele introduced species of Chrysopa to New Zealand in the 1890s, as a method to combat aphid Aphids are small sap-sucking insects and members of the superfamily Aphidoidea. Common names include greenfly and blackfly, although individuals within a species can vary widely in color. The group includes the fluffy white woolly aphids. A t ...s, however no ''Chrysopa'' species were able to establish. Species References External links * * Chrysopidae I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cunctochrysa
''Cunctochrysa'' is a genus of insects belonging to the family Chrysopidae Green lacewings are insects in the large family Chrysopidae of the order Neuroptera. There are about 85 genera and (differing between sources) 1,300–2,000 species in this widespread group. Members of the genera '' Chrysopa'' and '' Chrysoperla .... The species of this genus are found in Europe, Southern Africa and Japan. Species: * '' Cunctochrysa albolineata'' (Killington, 1935) References {{Taxonbar, from=Q10463610 Chrysopidae Neuroptera genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compound Eye
A compound eye is a visual organ found in arthropods such as insects and crustaceans. It may consist of thousands of ommatidia, which are tiny independent photoreception units that consist of a cornea, lens, and photoreceptor cells which distinguish brightness and color. The image perceived by this arthropod eye is a combination of inputs from the numerous ommatidia, which are oriented to point in slightly different directions. Compared with single-aperture eyes, compound eyes have poor image resolution; however, they possess a very large view angle and the ability to detect fast movement and, in some cases, the polarization of light. Because a compound eye is made up of a collection of ommatidia, each with its own lens, light will enter each ommatidium instead of using a single entrance point. The individual light receptors behind each lens are then turned on and off due to a series of changes in the light intensity during movement or when an object in moving, creating a fli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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